Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-04-30

MATTERS TO BE LAID BEFORE THE CENTRAL COMMIT
| TEE AND THE COMMISSIoNERS-THE WATER SUPPLY,
| TIE RAILROAD QUESTION AND THE JAMES CREEK
| CANAL-PRoPOsED IMPROVEMENT OF VIRGINIA AVE-
| NUE..
| picture OF President Cleveland, cleverly exc
| cuted In chalk by some schoOlboy, was an object
that attracted most attention when the taxpayers
association OF South Washington, otherwise Citi-
Gems association No. l. met in one OF the rooms OF
the Jefferson school building last night. On the
| other side OF the room map OF the city showing
the Waterman service served as counter at
traction and excited much grave discussion.
MI. Z. b. Church, the president Of the assocfa-
ton, called the meeting to order, and after Mr..
Otis T.Thompson, the secretary, had read the min
uteS the association proceeded at once to business.
| THE WATER SUPPLY.
MI A. Depue, from the committee on water and
| gas reported that the committee lad had con-
ference with Capt. SymOnS N regard to measures
to increase the water supply in South Washington.
capt. Symons proposed that the large main at
Pennsylvania avenue and 14th street be tapped,
and that main be laid On 14tl street connecting
with the existing but unused main on street
southwest, which should be connected at 10th
street with the main now in USE The committee
approved this plan and recommended that it's ac-
| ceptance be urged upon the Commissioners. The
report Was adopted.
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
Mr.. Ros A. Fish, from the committee on streets
and highways, reported that the committee was
ready to receive from citizens petitions Or COM
| munications, stating the streets that they desire
10 DE 1lnpTOt ed next year. 'The Commissioners, ~
the report said, ''haye been requested to open b,
{, ID and streets from 14th to 18th and 18th
street from to Water street. This can be done
just now with great advantage. as the dirt is
CURED to I'LL BabcOck Lake. Cooperation on the
part OF taxpayers living or interested in that
special locality Will advance this Improvement
Everybody in South Washington on yht to take
special interest In advocating 6cfore the Commits
m IL
buildings and grounds, and the Washington MOnu-
menJ Committee, the early opening OF Virginia
avenue from 18th street TO the Washington MOnu-
ment grounds. The opening OF this avenue Will
greatly improve Our entire section, enhance values
and make another very attractive approach to the
Monument grounds" Mr. Fish also presented
statement, showing where the S42,515.40 appro-
prlated for street Improvements in South Wash
ingtOn is to be expended.
THE RAILROAD QUESTION.
Mr.. A. F. Barker, from the committee on rail-
roads, referred to the fact that Congress had APP
pointed a committee to consider the whole rail-
road question before the next session, and said 1t
was important that some definite steps should be
taken by Citizens looking to united action as to
the location OF tracks, &C., SO that they could go
before this congressional committee with de-
Unite proposal. The committee reported reSolu
ton "that committee be appointed to take Into
consideration the question and draft plans for the
consideration and action OF the committee OF one
MI. b. K. Gray said that he understood that the
executive committee had already drafted plan.
Mr.. Barker thought they needed plan marked
down on paper; he knew OF no such plan adopted
by this association.
WHY THE MORRILL, PLAN WAS TAKEN UP.
Mr.. Church said the executive committee had
brought up the old Morrill, bin proposing a route
along K and Water Streets In order to defeat the
bill before Congress at its last session. The cti-
ZenS Of the southwest section, however, did not
propose to dictate how the railroad shall come
through other s sections they must lay down
but simply to say wnere the tracks shall be laid.
Mr.. Gray said he did not propose to adopt the
Nor II bill, but to take that as a basis. He
thought that before this railroad matter was
brought before the committee OF one hundred
this association should mature plan to present
TO that committee.
Mr.. Shea asked If it not about time that the
citizens OF South Washington selected route that
great deal OF objection to the existing route 1t
had been discussed for so many years he thought
it about time That they presented route they
would like. When they came before the commit
tee Of Congress they would be asked II they did
not like the present route what route they would
like.
Mr. F. n Wilkinson said he thought the peo-
pie OF South Washington were unanimous in their
desire to have the railroads removed from the
avenues. He did not think there was any class of
citizens so much interested in this question as the
residents OF South Washington. He expressed
preference for the and Water street route. He
suggested as location OF the depot the neighbor
hood OF the gas tank near Delaware avenue and l
street, south OF the Capitol. He thought from his
that they would be willing TO tunnel under LIST or
I'd street to reach that location.
The resolution was amended so as to have the
existing railroad committee, with Mr.. Barker as
chairman TO take charge OF the matter, and was
then adopted.
THE JAMES CREEK CANAL.
A petition was read setting forth that the James
Greek canal was In a condition dangerous to Life
and limb and detrimental to health, and asking
that steps be taken to have it arched over from G
TO streets southwest. The matter was referred
to the committee on sewers.
Mr.. Thompson referred to the necessity of
greater wharfage room, and the need Of improving
the river front between the navy yard and the
arsenal He offered resolution, which was
adopted, providing for committee Of three, with
Mr.. Church as chairman, to be known as the COM
m1ttee on harOOr improvement.
MEETING IN A sCHooL-HousE.
There was some discussion about getting new
hall for the meetings of the association.
"What's the matter with the Jefferson build
1ng?" asked member.
Mr.: Church stated that the people Of South
Washington were the only ones who had the priy1-
lege Of meeting in schoo-bn1ding, and 1t was
about time they were looking for quarters.
ave, the taxpayers, own the building" said the
Mr.. Fish, who is school trustee, said he did not
think It quite right that they should use school,
building, which was intended for the children.
The board OF trustees was constantly embarrassed
by applications Tor the use OF school-buildings,
and made 1t rule to refuse all. "Besides," he
else"
Ine committee charged Win securing hall
was granted further time.
TERMS FOR RECONCILIATION BETWEEN POPE AND
kING.-The Vienna Tdgbton says the Vatican
IavOrS the following conditions for reconciliation
with the Quirinal: Frst-The pope will advise the
royal archducal and ducal families OF Naples Tus-
cany, and MOdena to renOunce all claims TO SOW
ereignty in favor OF the holy see. SecOnd-The
pope Will crown Humbert King, granting him and
his Catholic descendants territory in Italy in NET
Ihlrd-The king Will govern the whole kingdom
with full temporal rights, but will acknowledge
the pope as suzeratn and pledge himself tOrue ac-
cording to the dictates OF the church. FOURTH
The king will reside in Rome. Fifth-TerritOry
Including LeOnie city, and part OF the Tiber shore
Will be allotted permanently to the pope with
absolute ruling and proprietary rights Sixth-A
special convention Will be concluded. fixing the
amount Italy shall pay TO maintain the papal
household.
Bow THE opD FEILOws' Cor LIBRARY.-The
SXty-eighth anniversary OF the Independent Order
OF odd Fellows was celebrated In New York on
IhurSday by performance at the Metropolitan
Opera House. The interesting feature OF the
performance was the mode OF obtaining admis-
sion. No money was taken, but any person pre-
senting to the library committee book or com
plete work OF any well-knOwn author, was given
| tickets OF admission. The Odd Fellows are about
TO establish q library. Thirty thousand books
were thus collected.
TIE LAST OF THE MoILIE MAGUIRRs RxIsAsEp.-
Inc pennsylvania Board OF PardOns has approved
OF the application for the pardon OF Michael OBr1en
and Christopher DOnnelly, familiarly known as
| 1.-THE last OF the MOilie Maguifes." Twenty-one
were hanged many served various terms OF I'M
pr1Sonmenr and large number fed the country
OBrten and Donnelly were sentenced in 1875 to